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To: GreenLanternCorps

Cargo door blowing out is not speculation. Rather than designing a door that sealed toward the body in flight it was designed to open outward BECAUSE THEY COULD LOAD MORE CARGO. When not set properly before takeoff the pins let go and away went the door at 30k height. The flooring collapsed then cutting controls and hydrolac fluid since the tubing ran under the cabin rather than above it. I flew often cross country in the 70 and 80s and avoided this plane at all costs. We


29 posted on 03/10/2019 6:00:30 AM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: Mouton

There were two cargo door incidents, AA Flight 96 where they discovered the problem and fixed it, and Turkish Air Flight 981 which occurred after the problem had been discovered but had not been fixed on that aircraft.

No problems with the cargo door since 1974.


39 posted on 03/10/2019 6:38:36 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
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